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Vor einem Tag · Huygens, Christiaan (1690). Traité de la Lumiere [Treatise on Light]. chez Pierre vander Aa. Huygens attained a remarkably clear understanding of the principles of wave-propagation; and his exposition of the subject marks an epoch in the treatment of Optical problems. Not appreciated until much later due to the mistaken zeal with which ...
Vor einem Tag · 1680: Christiaan Huygens provides the first known description of a piston engine. 1698: Thomas Savery developes a steam-powered water pump: for draining mines; 18th century 1700s. 1709: Bartolomeo Cristofori crafts the first piano. 1709: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer. 1710s
Vor einem Tag · Through his pursuits in lens grinding, mathematics, optics, and philosophy, Spinoza forged connections with prominent figures such as scientist Christiaan Huygens, mathematician Johannes Hudde, and Secretary of the British Royal Society Henry Oldenburg. Huygens and others notably praised the quality of Spinoza's lenses.
